648 GLADIOLUS 



all, they are prized chiefly as oddities, or heeanse of 

 their botanical iiitiTo-^t. Tlie followmg species are 

 either offered ni th'' pic-. nt time in American trade 

 or are parents of niciiiu -nnl.n forms : 

 A. n. with a Ini„,,sl,inl,r. ,■ <iT,ndrical cun^ed tube, 



wlnrh is enlarijcd in the middle: segments nearltf 



equal. 



1. Watsdnius, Thunb. Corm small, globose : stem 

 slender, 18 in. or less, with 1 long, narrow-linear and 

 stiff leaf and 2-3 short, sheathing Ivs. : fls. 2-4, in a lax 

 1-sided spike, 2 in. or less long, bright red, the wide- 

 spreading segments oblong and acute. B.M. 4.50.— 

 Little known in this country, but offered by the Dutch 

 growers. 



AA. Fl. short and open, the tube short or scarcely any: 

 segments very prominently clawed, usually 

 unequal. 



2. ald.tu8, Linn. Small, the stem only 4-8 in. Iiigh, 

 and slender : Ivs. 3-4, linear and rigid: fls. 3-i in a lax 

 spike, the curved tube H in. long, the perianth bright 

 red and often strongly veined; segments very unequal, 

 the 3 lower tongue-like and protruded, the others obo- 

 vate or nearly orbicular, all of them differently colored 

 toward the "base. B.M. 586 ; 592 (the var. Nama- 

 quensis). 



Fls 



of 1,1, ii: II III l,i,,jll,, with a funnel-shaped 

 , ,r],iil, i.-i i/, I, -,,,,/ ,1/ /},!■ top: seijments nar- 

 ;/ I,. /,,„•. 1,1,1 , 1,, I I :.:/i,ii:tly clawed. (Gladio- 



rcrianlh-si',, 

 grindis, Tluinh. (r 





slender, 2 ft. or less : Ivs. about :i, linear or nearly 

 terete, strongly ribbed : fls. 6 or lis-. :; in. ...m.-. with a 

 curved tube ; segments nearly e<inal. "l.li.nu'-hm.'.nlate 

 and cuspidate, as long as the tube au'l twicr longer 

 than the stamens, recurved and often wavy, yellowish 

 or creamy, tinged and striped with purple-brown : 

 seeds winged. B.M. 1042. 



4. tristis, Linn. Very like the last: fls. 2-4, somewhat 

 smaller ; segments shorter than the tube and not twice 

 longer than the stamens, acute, yellowish white with 

 purple or brown pencilings, or (in G. concolor, Salisb.), 

 almost white or uniform yellow. B.M. 272, 1098. G.P. 

 8:75. 



5. angiistus, Linn. (G. trimacuWns, Lam.). Small 

 and slender species (10-20 in. tall) : Ivs. ,3^, very nar- 

 row ; fls. 2-G, long-tubed, white, the oblong segments 

 shorter than the tube and the 3 lower ones with a char- 

 acteristic purple median line ending in a heart-shaped 

 mark. B.M. 602. 



cc. Perianth-segments obtuse. 

 D. Color purple or violet. 



6. crispifldrus, Herb. {G. imbric&tus, Linn., var. 

 crispifldrus , Baker) . Stem 1-2 ft., rather slender: Ivs. 

 2-3, sometimes % in. broad : fls. 4-10, the tube % in. 

 long and curved, the segments obovate (1 in. long), 

 crisped or wavy on the edge, dark purple, more or less 

 marked with white and red: seeds winged. E. Eu. and 

 W. Asia. — Hardy or nearly so. 



7. atrovioiaoeus, Boiss. Stem 1-2 ft. high: Ivs. 3, 

 closely ribbed, firm : fls. few, the tube K in. long and 

 curved, the obovate segments 1 in. long and dark purple 

 or violet-blue : seeds globose. W. Asia. — Hardy or 

 nearly so. 



8. bifldrus, Klatt. Dwarf (1 ft. or less): If. single, 

 very narrow: fls. 2-3, the tube nearly straight, the ob- 

 long segments twice as long as the tube, lilac. 



DD. Color essentially yellow or orange. 



9. Quartmianus, Rich. Strong, 2-4 ft. : Ivs. .3-1, rigid, 

 sometimes nearly ensiform : fls. 4-9, in an open spike, 

 large, the narrow curved tube 1% in. long; upper seg- 

 ments hooded, the others smaller and innn- or U-ss re- 

 flexed, bright yellow or yellow flii-ln .1 and feathered 

 with scarlet. B.M. 6739. G.C. 111. :.'t:tr,7. ami Gn. 

 .55:1225 (\a,T.superbus) Mts.of Trop. Afr.-Not known 



GLADIOLUS 



to be in the Anier. trade, but attract 

 Europe. One of the best of the genus. 



in. sulphireus, Baker. Stout, but low: Ivs. 3-4 the 

 blade short and somewhat ensiform: fls. (i-8, large, the 

 curved tube 1>^ in. long, soft bright yellow; upper seg- 

 ments cucuUate, the 3 lower ones small. Mt. Kiliman- 

 jaro. Gn. 38:762(?) 



DDD. Color (under color) while or nearly so. 



11. vittatus, Hornem. (ff. vlnulus, Klatt). Low: 

 3-4, very narrow: fls. 3-fi, nearly erect, the slightly 

 curved tube nearly or quite an inch long, whitish, 

 the 3 lower segments with a purple central blotch. 

 BB. Leaves ensiform (Min.or more broad, and flat 



or flaitish). 

 c. Ciider- or body-color essentially purple. 



12. commiinis, Linn. Stem 1K-2M ft.: Ivs. 3-1, 1 

 ft. or less long: fls, t-<, -tnall M ', in, InngI, 



with a curved tube; - "' - I'li-lit purple 



(flesh-colored in tin- V : im ai iy iipial 



in length, all connive ) l- (njakini,' 



a narrow fl.), the .: I -i ..,,.■- l-ng clawed 

 and with a median lino : s.a-.ls broad -winged. 

 Prance, Germany. B.M. 86, 1.575.-Hardy. Lit- 

 tle known in cult, in this country. 



13. Byzantinus, Miller, Fls, n 

 plant more nilm-t. -.^'uicnt- mo 

 maturity, altli..UL.-li iIh^ :: np|..r . 

 uous, dark pnrpl. , tli. :: low. r 

 ones with a ]iri.inim m white 

 median line : seeds winged. 



region. B. M. 

 Little known in 



Medii 



874. -Hardy, 

 gardens. 

 14. seget 



15. Papilio, Hook. Stem 2 ft 

 or often more : Ivs. about 4; 

 rigid, 1 ft. or more long: 

 12, with a curved tube, pale pur- 

 ple or lilac, yellow in the throat; 

 upper segments obovate and 

 hooded. \ii in. long, the lower 

 ones verv narrow below and 



Leichtl 



long: lis. li-(S, laiKe, vsilli a eurveil 

 tube 134 in. long, crimson and yellow ; 

 upper segments obovate and conni- 

 vent, 3 lower ones much smaller and 

 acute, spreading, red at tip but yellow 

 and minutely red dotted below. 



17. cardinaiis, Curt. Tall: fls. many, 

 nearly erect, bright scarlet, the tube 

 1% in. long and nearly straight; upper 

 segments long-spatulate (2 in. long), 

 scarlet, the 3 lower ones shorter and 

 narrower, with a large white blotch. 

 B.M. 135. 



18. SaiSndersii, Hook, f . About 2 ft,: 

 Ivs. 4-6, strongly ribbed and stiff: fls. 

 6-8, large, bright scarlet, the tul ,e 1 in . ''oand" vensis' 

 to \% in. long and curved ; 3 upper (X ' ) 

 segments long-spatulate, uniform scar- '" 



let, connivent (2 in. long), 3 lower smaller, white- 

 blotched and spotted. B.M. 5873. Gn. 12:83. -Hand- 



